SAT-7 TÜRK’s documentary The Cross and the Wolf, which tells the story of the Christian ethnic Turkish Gagauz people, has been awarded the Cultural Heritage award at the 2021 Universe Multicultural Film Festival. The film is a powerful act of representation and remembrance of a Christian history and culture that is usually overlooked in Turkey.

SAT-7 TÜRK’s work to represent and connect Christians from different backgrounds in Turkey has created a unique opportunity. In a new documentary, the channel will bring together voices from different denominations to tell the story of a man whose humble faith also crossed many barriers: Padre Luigi Iannito, a beloved Italian priest who ministered for 50 years in Turkey and who passed away earlier this year.

“The Christians that live and worship here are so full of fire, so full of spirit!” shares SAT-7 TÜRK Executive Assistant Annamaria Cedolin enthusiastically in a heartfelt blog. Annamaria shares how her love for Turkey and its people, and her understanding of her country’s rich and colourful Christian history has grown since she began working with the channel, and how this fuels her desire to “reach even one life” with the message of the Gospel.

New SAT-7 TÜRK parenting and relationship programs are receiving a strong response from a new audience on social media. An episode of Family Unity, which discusses the increased challenges facing families today from a Christian perspective, received 100,000 views of over three seconds on Facebook, while advice program, Parents are Asking, is also being well-received.

As thousands of women in Turkey prepare to protest the country’s formal exit on July 1 from the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty to prevent violence against women, Gülsüm I., Deputy Executive Director of SAT-7 TÜRK, shares how the channel supports women to know their legal rights to protection from domestic abuse.  

As pandemic restrictions begin to ease in Turkey, the SAT-7 TÜRK team reflect on the past year; sharing how they overcame obstacles by working together and trusting in God’s faithfulness to continue to share God’s love with viewers in Turkey. 

“Love gives life. Love should bring with it joy and hope,” shares Kanivar Bakir, leading a two-episode special on the SAT-7 TÜRK program Homemade. Asking viewers to rethink their understanding of love, the presenters explore God’s love and how it impacts every aspect of our relationships. Speaking to a society where domestic abuse is prevalent, the show also helps viewers see “what love is not”.